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16 - “RIVERLAND REAL ESTATE” Wednesday, December 3, 2014
MOTORING Big River Toyota
a different feeling
RIVERLAND
MOTORING
MOTORING
Con’s ever
expanding
collection
STACEY ROBERTS
WALKING into Con Zagotsis’s backyard would be
a dream come true for most car enthusiasts.
The builder and owner of Zagotsis Building and
Renovations has a range of classic and vintage
Chrysler Valiants, housed in large sheds that seem
better equipped than most mechanic workshops.
In his collection are a 1924 Dodge, 1963 S
Series, 1969 VF VIP, 1969 VF two-door Coupe,
1970 VG VIP, 2005 300c, and his most recent
acquisition, a 1967 VC V8.
The VC V8 Chrysler sedan, bought from
Adelaide in 2004, features the original vinyl roof
and a Barracuda style dashboard.
The car was in pieces when Con bought it from
its previous owner, who began restoring it and
never finished.
Con undertook six years of restorations to put the
car on the road, keeping as close to the car’s origi-
nal condition as possible.
The interior’s material is authentic Chrysler,
sourced from someone in Adelaide who bought it
from the manufacturer when it shut down.
Along with the interiors, which were completely
remodelled, the VC was also repainted, re-uphol-
stered and re-chromed, while Con fixed the motor
himself.
The car recently won the ‘Best AP5/AP6/VC’
category at the 2014 Chryslers on the Murray event
in Albury, which Con has attended for the past 13
years.
Con’s love for Valiants is a family affair, with his
father and brothers also owning models.
“My father started it, because he had an AP6,” he
said.
Con’s wife Jacque said the family were always
well known for their cars.
“When I was going out with Con 30 years ago,
the local people used to say, ‘The Zagotsis boys and
their Valiants’,” she said.
“They always looked after their Valiants.
“Back then, most of the lads spent all week fix-
ing old cars so they could go out on Friday night,
whereas the Zagotsis boys had their cars immacu-
late all the time, so they got a really good reputation
for it.”
Con’s Chrysler collection began when he was 17
with the purchase of his first car, a 1969 VF VIP.
“That was his dating car,” said Jacque.
“That’s what he used to chase the girls in.”
Meanwhile, Con’s 1970 VG VIP has formed
part of his collection for over 20 years, an identical
model to a car his late brother owned.
“That’s why I looked around for a long time to
find that one,” he said.
Con said the cars were simple to maintain.
“The V8 Chryslers are really reliable cars,” he
said.
“I don’t do much to them because they sit in the
shed.
“Surprisingly enough, as long as you put coolant
in them and that sort of thing you don’t have much
trouble with them.
Continued page 12
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Con’s 1967 VC V8 (left) and 1970 VG VIP at his Monash property.